New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
August 28, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1977 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 2 0
Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 2 2
Milner 1b 4 1 1 0
Hodges c 4 1 3 1
Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 1
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Espinosa p 2 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 1 2 3
Royster 2b 4 1 2 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 1 1
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
Nolan c 2 0 0 1
Moore 3b 4 0 0 1
Rockett ss 3 1 2 0
Solomon p 3 1 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
New York 002 000 0024120
Atlanta 100 020 12x680
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (6-11) 6.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Lockwood   2.0 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  W (4-3) 8.1 11 4 4 1 6
  Campbell  SV (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–New York Milner (16,off Solomon); Hodges (2,off Solomon); Mazzilli (16,off Campbell), Atlanta Office (11,off Lockwood); Matthews (22,off Lockwood).  HR–New York Henderson (9,3rd inning off Solomon 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Office (4,5th inning off Espinosa 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Nolan (1,off Lockwood).  CS–Hodges (2,2nd base by Solomon/Nolan); Randle (19,2nd base by Solomon/Nolan).  SB–Royster (23,2nd base off Espinosa/Hodges).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:18.  A–6,199.
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